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Deals aren’t as enticing this Black Friday compared with years past — but it’s still possible to find bargains if you know where to look.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) gained another 300 points on Wednesday, clawing back recent losses and retesting the 47,500 level. The major equity index has stepped into its fourth consecutive day in the green as broader markets tilt into the bullish side ahead of what is now widely expected to be a third straight interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve (Fed).After a sharp tumble from record highs, the Dow is back on the front foot, climbing 4% from the last swing low into 45,730 despite recent wobbles in the AI-led tech rally. Equities have broadly recovered losses that…
Mortgage rates took a dive on Tuesday, pushing the 30-year rate to the lowest level in a month.
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Homeowners are adjusting to a new reality in the housing market, one in which they’re forced to lower the price or hold off on selling.
US Dollar (USD) hovers near recent high but failed to make much headway. Uncertainty over Dec meeting outcome continues to swing sentiments. Dollar Index (DXY) last seen at 100.18 levels, OCBC’s FX analysts Frances Cheung and Christopher Wong note.DXY trades around 100.18 as Fed cut odds swing”Overnight, Waller and Daly supporting Dec cut, further helped to boost Dec rate cut probability back to 77%. Despite the swings, the quantum of cut from now till end-2026 remained relatively steady at around 90bps cumulative of cuts. ‘Noise’ from Fedspeaks should diminish as there is no more scheduled Fedspeaks this week while Fed…
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GBP/USD Price Forecast: Looks to build on move beyond 1.3100; not out of the woods yetThe GBP/USD pair reverses a modest Asian session dip and climbs back above the 1.3100 mark in the last hour amid a modest US Dollar (USD) downtick on Monday. However, the uncertainty surrounding the upcoming UK budget and rising bets for an interest rate cut by the Bank of England (BoE) next month should act as a headwind for spot prices. Read more…GBP/USD: Likely to trade between 1.3065 and 1.3125 – UOB GroupPound Sterling (GBP) could trade between 1.3065 and 1.3125. In the longer run,…
U.S. stock futures rose Sunday, in hopes of building on Friday’s rebound, as investors await the start of the critical holiday shopping season following a wild week on Wall Street.
Week Ahead: 24-28th November 2025 Highlights include US Retail Sales, RBNZ, UK Budget, Australian CPI, Tokyo CPI UK Budget MON: Bank of Israel Announcement; German Ifo (Nov), US National Activity Index (Oct), Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index (Nov) TUE: PBoC MLF; US Consumer Confidence (Nov), Richmond Fed (Nov), US Retail Sales (Oct) WED: RBNZ Announcement, UK Autumn Budget; Australian CPI (Oct), US Dallas Fed (Oct) THU: US Thanksgiving, ECB Minutes (Oct), BoK Announcement; Chinese Industrial Profit (Oct), German GfK (Dec), EZ M3 (Oct), Consumer Confidence Final (Nov), Japanese Tokyo CPI (Nov), Industrial Profit (Oct), Retail Sales (Oct) FRI: German Import Prices…